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Inflections of 'baby ' (n ): npl : babies
Inflections of 'baby ' (v ): (⇒ conjugate )babies v 3rd person singular babying v pres p babied v past babied v past p
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baby n (infant child) baby, zuigeling, boreling nw de
kindje nw het
The baby was born on Tuesday.
baby n (newborn animal) (pasgeboren dier ) jong nw het
The cow suckled her baby.
baby n (youngest child) jongste, kleinste, benjamin nw de
With three older brothers, he was the baby of the family.
baby n informal (sweetheart, partner) liefje, meisje nw het
vriendin nw de
(Belg. ) sweetheart
After the dance, my baby and I walked along the sand.
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baby adj figurative, informal (small) klein bn
He had a sore ankle and could only take baby steps.
baby n (childish person) kind nw het
kinderachtig bn
When he lost his balloon, he cried like a baby.
baby n slang (attractive woman) (informeel ) schatje nw het
(beledigend, informeel ) lekker ding nw het
What's your name, baby?
baby n slang (beloved creation) creatie nw de
I built this car myself - it's my baby!
baby n as adj (for a baby) (in samenstelling ) baby-
The woman was buying baby clothes.
baby⇒ vtr (treat gently) vertroetelen overg.ww
She went to the spa, where the staff would pamper and baby her.
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baby nw de (klein kind) baby n
infant n
newborn n
kleintje nw het (baby) baby n
little one n
acteur nw de (aansteller) poseur n
(figurative, informal ) baby n
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baby bottle, feeding bottle, also US: nursing bottle n (infant's feeding receptacle) babyflesje nw het
babyfles, fles nw de
baby carriage (US), pram (UK) n (wheeled carrier for baby) kinderwagen nw de
Old-fashioned baby carriages are beautiful, but they're not very practical.
baby carrier n (wearable device) (voor baby's ) draagzak nw de
baby clothes npl (garments for infants) babykleertjes nw mv
babykleding nw de, ont.
He will soon grow out of his baby clothes.
baby face n informal ([sb] with a child-like face) iemand met een kindergezicht frase
babyface nw de
baby face n (child-like facial features) kindergezicht nw het
She has such a baby face, you'd never guess she was in her thirties.
baby grand, baby grand piano n abbr (small three-legged piano) (piano ) kleine vleugel, kamervleugel nw de
She played waltzes on the baby grand in the parlor.
baby grand piano n (small three-legged piano) kleine vleugelpiano nw de
There was a baby grand piano in the living room.
baby talk n (infantile speech) kindertaal nw de
Linguists study baby talk to discover how we acquire language.
baby talk n (adult imitation) kinderpraat nw de, ont.
We never used baby talk when talking to our children.
babysit, baby-sit vi (watch over [sb] else's child) oppassen onoverg.ww
babysitten onoverg. ww
When I was a teenager, I used to babysit to make some money. Paul and I are going out to dinner tonight, so we've asked the children's auntie to babysit.
babysitter, baby-sitter n (childminder) babysitter nw de
oppas, oppasser nw de
Our usual babysitter isn't available tomorrow night, unfortunately.
boomer n often capitalized, informal, abbreviation (baby boomer) babyboomer nw de
Opmerking : Now commonly used in a pejorative sense. My parents are boomers, both born in 1950.
buggy, baby buggy (US), pushchair (UK) n (child's pushchair) kinderwagen, wandelwagen nw de
Sarah and Ian took their newborn out for a stroll in a buggy.
crybaby, cry-baby n informal ([sb] who weeps easily) (informeel ) huilebalk nw de
(slang ) jankerd nw de
Jackie can't go one day without sobbing; she's such a crybaby!
have a baby v expr (give birth) bevallen onoverg.ww
The Apollo Hospital is the safest and best place to have a baby.
De Apollo Hospital is de veiligste en beste plek om te bevallen.
have a baby v expr (become parents) een kind krijgen nw + ww
My good friend told me that he and his wife plan to have a baby soon.
Mijn goede vriend vertelde me dat hij en zijn vrouw zijn van plan om binnenkort een baby te krijgen.
test-tube baby n informal (person: conceived in-vitro) reageerbuisbaby nw de
Test-tube babies are common these days.